Feeling like the world is closing in on me

[Dodo7]

On my way to the single parenthood... Meeting my solicitor for the first time tomorrow morning to discuss my divorce options.

Now sitting at my desk; the bank statements, mortgage papers, anything remotely related to the family finances - all spread out, in front of me. I can't even look at it. I'm struggling to piece my last 10 years of my married life together to put up a half decent story of a marriage-gone-wrong. Children sleeping upstairs, tucked lovingly in and totally oblivious to the mummy-daddy war. And as the sods law will have it, my phone's totally silent - not a single text message or an email from anyone tonight, not even from my all-so-smothering mother. The silence in the house is deafening.

I know this is temporary. I know I will get through this. I know we all will. But for the life of me, I just cannot see how...
What did you do?

You have to find things to do. Rearrange rooms. Buy new things for the house. Make some plans/lists/whatever. I found the first few weeks hard and isolated but it got easier. Go easy on yourself get some early nights and eat properly etc have nice baths or whatever that kind of thing you like. Do what you need to do to feel empowered. Just keep going

I had my mum and then my best friend come to stay.

And I moved house.

Agree with pp, be good to yourself. Make plans, smile at strangers. Do something new

Reach out to rl supprt too. I learned to make an effort with people more or the isolator creeps in again

And also. I refuse to do the admin stuff unless I feel like it